Argentine Rodolfo “Opi” Sadler is seen as one of the best red winemakers in the world
Rodolfo’s Cabernet Sauvignon was chosen in France as the best red wine in the world. It should come as no surprise to wine lovers. Rodolfo Sadler Occupation: Winemaker as he read aloud to the immigration officer at Heathrow Airport, London. The emigration offer looks up and asks (in English):? Winemaker? Are you Opi, by any chance? Fearful of being part of a hidden camera or a joke like that, Rodolfo nods. The official leaves his post and comes around and hugs him. “I drink and love your wine!”…
One of the worlds best wine growing regions- Mendoza (Valle de Uco)
Argentina has built up a world-class wine industry, luring a flood of wine tourists, but boosting the quality quotient is still keeping its winemakers hard at work. The century-old industry, with its heart in the Mendoza area in the southwest, has increased volume by leaps and bounds in the past two decades, with Argentina’s malbec-based reds drawing raves worldwide. “In the broad scheme of everything going on with wine around the world, we have a long way to go,” said Martin Castro, who runs a vineyard…
Mendoza City – Chiles Gateway to Argentina
Mendoza is the Capital of Cuyo province. It is 1040 kilometres from Buenos Aires (and 340 kilometres from Santiago, Chile), and consists of around 1,100,000 people in the metropolitan area. Lying at 747 metres above sea level at the foothills of the Andes close to the Chilean border, it is the largest city in far Western Argentina. It serves as Argentina’s gateway to Chile. Founded in the 1560s, Mendoza was first located in the Intendancy of Chile (within the Viceroyalty of Peru) until 1776, when Mendoza…
Argentina’s ‘Napa Valley’- Valle de Uco
On the eastern side of the Andes, in the region of stunning foothills and high plains, is Argentina’s Napa Valley. The Uco Valley in Mendoza has rapidly become one of the most talked about and exciting wine regions in the southern hemisphere. Originally created as a stopping point in the crossing of the Andes on the commercial route from Río de la Plata to Chile’s Santiago, Mendoza has become the largest wine-producing area in Latin America, claiming 70% of Argentina’s wines. The Uco Valley, with its…
Algodon Wines and Luxury Development Group, Argentina 1,675 ha Development
Algodon Wines & Luxury Development Group Receives Deed Approvals for Algodon Wine Estates Lots Algodon to Record First Lot Sale Revenues of Approximately $870,000 Algodon Wines & Luxury Development Group, Inc. (OTCQB: VINO), a real estate development brand with luxury lifestyle assets and premium wines in Argentina, today announced that it has received deed approval from the Cadastral Agency of Mendoza for certain Phase 1 lots on the Algodon Wine Estates property. All figures below are estimated in…
With confidence in the future Algodon Wine Estates doubles its land holdings in Mendoza
Algodon has just announced that the Algodon Group has acquired an additional 2,088 acres (845 hectares) of land directly adjacent to the existing property at Algodon Wine Estates in San Rafael in Mendoza. This land acquisition has more than doubled the size of their existing estate, from 2,050 acres (830 hectares) to 4,138 acres (1,675 hectares). This is an exciting step for them, marking a significant expansion of their real estate holdings. The new land gives them the flexibility and space needed to expand…
Mendoza, Argentina – One of the most exciting wine regions in the Southern Hemisphere
On the eastern side of the Andes, in the region of stunning foothills and high plains, is Argentina’s ‘Napa Valley’. The Uco Valley, in Mendoza, Argentina has rapidly become one of the most talked about and exciting wine regions in the southern hemisphere. Originally created as a stopping point in the crossing of the Andes on the commercial route from Río de la Plata to Chile’s Santiago, Mendoza has become the largest wine producing area in Latin America, claiming 70% of Argentina’s wines. The Uco…
